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Thursday, 23 June 2016

Indra to equip Spanish A400M airlifters with its InShield infrared countermeasure system

Indra will equip Spanish A400M aircraft with its InShield infrared countermeasure system (DIRCM or Directional InfraRed Counter Measures), to protect said aircraft from surface-to-air missile attacks. The contract awarded by the Ministry of Defense for the characterization and verification of the first unit is worth 4 million euros and will run until 2018.

The Spanish Air Force's first A400M airlifter recently left the paintshop(Credit: Airbus Defence and Space)